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Congress needs to do better by troops deployed during holidays
Deployment during the holidays takes a toll on American service members.
By Jason Beardsley
US senators introduce new war authorization with no expiration date
President Donald Trump would get broad authority to use force against terror groups, with no expiration date, under a new bipartisan proposal unveiled in the U.S. Senate on Monday.
By Joe Gould
Congress offers swift support, criticism of latest US military strikes in Syria
Concerns over the legality of the military strikes will dominate much of the debate among lawmakers in the weeks to come.
Key Democrats want Trump to hit the brakes on Syria strike
Four key national security Democrats in Congress voiced strong reservations Friday to President Donald Trump potentially launching a strike against Syria, and they blasted Trump for appearing to waffle in recent days.
By Joe Gould
Mattis says no decisions on Syria yet, but said chemical weapons threat must be addressed
The defense secretary said use of chemical weapons against civilians is "beyond the pale" and needs an appropriate response from U.S. leaders.
15 years later, Iraq vets in Congress worry lawmakers learned little from the war
A pair of Iraq war veterans in Congress said lawmakers need to take their role in authorizing military operations overseas more seriously.
Trump administration: Troops can stay in Iraq, Syria indefinitely
President Donald Trump has the legal authority to keep U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria indefinitely, Pentagon and State Department officials said in a pair of letters released this week.
By Joe Gould
Corker touts ‘progress’ to replace war authorizations
Republicans and Democrats have argued for years that the war authorizations Congress passed after 9/11 have since been overstretched by successive presidents and that Congress must reassert its war-making powers.
By Joe Gould
Tillerson: US could stay in Iraq to fight ISIS, wanted or not
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday night that American forces will stay in Iraq in order to defeat the Islamic State group, even if the government in Baghdad requests the U.S. leave.
By Aaron Mehta